nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 11, one day after the stunning death of robin williams, hollywood mourns the death of another iconic star. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we'll have more on lauren bacall in just a moment. but we'll begin with robin williams. so many people honoring him tonight. we have new video now from southern california, the world famous chinese theater is dim. the lights dropped tonight in a

tribute to williams whose hollywood star is located right on the sidewalk in front of the theater there it is. that star is illuminated. this is a rare honor. his loss is being felt across the world, but especially here in the bay area, a place where williams called home. we have multiple reports tonight, including jean elle in san francisco. jean? >> reporter: raj, the san francisco giants say robin williams was a fan for decades, cheering on the team here at at&t park and over at candlestick. sometimes he had a seat like the rest of us. and sometimes everyone knew he was here. >> he had a heart of gold. >> the san francisco giants and thousands of fans honor robin williams with a video tribute and a moment of silence. but at the ballpark, williams was rarely silent. >> let's go giants! let's go giants!

>> fans say his energy kicking off the first game of the 2010 play-offs was contagious. >> when he came out, he was screaming and shouting. he got the vibe going. >> reporter: a vibe that landed the giants a world series championship. ♪ >> reporter: tonight's tribute was on jerry garcia night at the ballpark, another beloved personality from marin. >> i think it's really -- it's really great for san francisco to come together and celebrate two of its most cherished personalities tonight. >> reporter: jerry garcia's daughter trixie says the artist shared a mutual respect. >> we're really honored to be sharing the evening with robin and loved him dearly. thank you so much for enriching our lives. >> reporter: fans sent messages for williams that were posted on the scoreboard, a respectable tip of the cap for a fellow fan that could bring a stadium to its feet. >> he brought a lot of laughter into all of our lives. and he brought laughter into

people's lives. god bless him. >> reporter: tonight the giants organization says it has lost one of its greatest fans. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jean. he loved the game and he respected the giants for so many years. williams was a cultural gem. his fans range in age, ethnicity, and location. but the uncomfortable truth about his final hours were revealed today. the coroner of marin county says williams' body was discovered at his tiburon home with a belt around his neck. there were also superficial cut marks on his left wrist, and a pocket knife was found nearby. his assistant found him near noon yesterday after knock on his bedroom door. she immediately called 911. >> the caller was distraught and indicated that it was an apparent suicide due to hanging had taken place. >> the coroner said williams was recently seeking treatment for depression. toxicology test willing be done over the next two to six weeks

to determine if williams had drugs or alcohol in his system. >> the death of robin williams has really hit home for a lot of people. more so than for the deaths of many other celebrities. terry mcsweeney joins us live from marin county where he has been learning about the illness that made have led to williams' death and why the sense of loss for the public. really, terry, it's so different this time, maybe because we were so used to seeing him laugh and joke around. >> reporter: very true. the robin williams fans i spoke to in marin county tonight were saying this is a guy who could do it all, and he had it all. and they can't understand why he would end it all. for them it's a mystery and a painful one. >> is that you? >> i didn't have the heart to tell. >> reporter: in conversations and on social media, it's different this time. many people are feeling a strong personal sense of loss about the death of robin williams. >> and was not the kind of person we think of when we think about depression. >> reporter: patricia arion is

at uc san francisco and said the persona matched an incredibly different person. according to williams' publicist from one suffering from acute depression. >> it doesn't matter that you from all the money in the world or have won all these awards. you're in so much psychic ppr' that it feels like the only way out is to end it all. >> reporter: on fourth street in downtown san rafael this evening, person after person told us how williams' death brought on a unique and intense hurt, usually reserved for a good friend or maybe even a family member. jenny matthew is hurting, and so are her friends. >> one was saying she didn't know why she was so affected by it. but she felt it was huge profound loss and it was really affecting her. >> reporter: andre cisneros owns game scape on fourth street where williams would occasionally shop. >> he came across as an incredibly genuine person. you read about all the things he has done, all the ways he has reached out to other people, i think he touched people's hearts in a really sincere way. >> reporter: he says the

suddenness of the loss also helps explain why so many feel so much. >> such an unexpected outcome for him. he always in interviews and movies, he always seemed so upbeat. and we always have to recognize that what we see in front of the camera is not always what is there where the person is internally. >> reporter: and if you were creating a profile for someone who is a candidate for suicide, if you will, older, white male, recent medical history, substance abuse issues. you're talking about robin williams. live in marin county, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, terry. very insightful. now if you or someone you know is battling depression, or even having suicidal thoughts, or even talking about it, you should reach out and talk to someone. there a people to talk to, including folks at the national suicide prevention hotline. that number is on your screen. it is 1-800-273-8255. use it. one of williams' many

co-stars through the years was a little girl from san jose. she played a small but memorable role in the movie "patch adams." she is a cancer survivor and today told us hispanic her friend robin. in 1998 cameron stanley was battling breast cancer when she was cast for the film. she was supposed to be an extra, but williams wanted her in a solo scene. she was just six years old. she says williams treated her like family. she left with fond memories and a lot of photos that you're seeing here. and like so many of us, she was stunned to hear of williams' death. >> it was hard, because -- sorry. he was so full of life. and everyone around him loves him. >> stanley says she did a little acting after "patch adams" but has focused more on the make a wish foundation. it is the end of an era. one of the last of hollywood's golden age stars has died. lauren bacall passed away at the age of 89 today.

tonight fans have flocked to her star on the hollywood walk of fame, many leaving flowers and notes for the legendary silver screen office. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> it was in "to have and have not" that a young husky-voiced bacall delivered one of the most memorable lines in history to humphry bogart. a year later. that would marry. their marriage led to three more movie collaborations before his death. bacall even acknowledged in a recent interview that her and bogart's lives will always be intertwined. >> they just lit up the screen together and fell in love on camera. they fell in love while making the movie. and audiences responded tremendously to this. >> bacall also had a great career on stage. she was good singer. she owned a tony in 1971 and was later nominated for a supporting role in 1996's "the mirror has two faces." more on the legacy of lauren bacall.

she started over 30 films over her 60-film career. "dark passage" filmed right here ))q bay area." filmed right here in the movie bacall stars alongside humphry bogart as they work to clear his name of murder. it is the third of four films the couple made together. we have extensive coverage on the death of lauren bacall and robin williams on our website, nbcbayarea.com. go to our home page to find out more about their lives, careers and how fans are remembering them. also new at 11, a 13-year-old girl home alone when three teenaged boys broke in. it all happened in the usually safe south bay neighborhood. the blossom hill neighborhood of san jose. the girl made some brave moves. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd talked with the young girl and her father. we have chosen not to show their faces or give their real names to protect their safety. >> reporter: a ringing doorbell followed by a pounding at the door got ana's attention last wednesday. she was on her computer in the living room, and the loud knock at the door is the reason she

says she knew something was to be happen. >> and i go to the peephole to check who it is, and it doesn't look like regular people i would usually see at the door. >> reporter: she said it looked like the teenaged boys at the door were up to doh no good. she didn't say a word. >> i had a bad feeling in my stomach. >> reporter: she rushed to her bedroom to call her dad. >> she told me that she felt that somebody was breaking in. >> reporter: thinking fast, ana left her bedroom and locked herself in the bathroom and called 911. >> and then i went into the bathtub here. >> she said she made that move because there is a gab between the door and the floor. ana didn't want the burglars to see her feet. >> hearing them go through jewelries and stuff. >> reporter: at this point dad was freaking out. then he got a text from his daughter, it said -- >> papa, please don't call me. she was doing that because she was in the bathroom and could not speak. >> reporter: the 13-year-old thinking fast on her feet did

everything to keep quiet until police and her father arrived. police dispatched at least ten cars. they caught all three suspects. >> for me, it was amazing. i told her on the same day that i was really proud of what she did and the way she handled herself. >> reporter: teaching grownups how to handle a stressful and potentially dangerous situation. >> i'm glad they're in jail now. >> reporter: in san jose, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. why won't anyone from your office sit down and speak to these public accountability issues? >> because i don't think they're legitimate. >> we catch up with the bay area police chief. up next, we investigate concerns that police leaders are putting public image beñore public safety with illegal ticket quotas. also, is it foul play? two popular ride sharing companies are accuse each other of sabotage. plus, the future of hotels rolling into the bay area. an exclusive look at the new high-tech helper. and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. brilliant sunsets across the bay

area from palo alto, also over to orinda. we'll talk more about the cloud cover that rolls in tonight. and the storm system it's associated to, and if we'll get any rainfall from this coming up in just a few minutes.

some local police officers are pointing the finger at their bosses. they say department leaders are putting public image over public safety. >> some damning allegations in one of the bay area's highest profile cities. >> reporter: never before have we been approached by so many officers asking us to expose a problem in their own department.

a problem that they say affects public safety. >> were really shocked. all the clothes were pulled out. >> reporter: charles yu remembers the fear he and his family felt. >> everything was dumped on the floor after thieves stole cash and electronics from their home in palo alto. >> they were just like on the bed when we got here. >> reporter: your passport? >> our passports and identification documents. >> reporter: could the burglary have been prevented? charles doesn't know. but members of his police department have a theory. >> the public cannot expect us to be in their neighborhoods protecting their homes will find that most officers won't do these activities. >> reporter: multiple sources from the palo alto police department spoke to the investigative unit. three agreed to go on camera in deep disguise, risking their careers to expose agency practices they call unethical and illegal. >> and so at some point you either have to stop complaining or stand up for what you think

is right. >> reporter: officers first raise concerns in january of 2013 internally. this is a survey obtained exclusively by the investigative unit. in it 45 officers of the 80-member team told their bosses what is working and what is not. officers questioned the push to increase ticket writing, calling it an unofficial quote. at the are quotas legal in california? >> they are not. >> you have officer morse concerned with writing tickets and keeping stats up than apprehending suspects. for instance, catching residential burglars, patrolling neighborhoods. >> reporter: they say the pressure to meet these ticket quotas comes at a cost to public safety. >> residential burglaries are a huge problem in palo alto. they occur obviously on small streets. officers don't generally patrol those areas anymore because they're not going to generate a stat. >> reporter: data from the police department showed burglaries on the rise. in 2010, there were 217. by 2012, that rose to 332.

it's about the same time period that officers say they were pushed to write more tickets. >> some officers have been threatened with punishment if their statistics are low. >> reporter: sources say the pressure to write more citations or face consequences led some officers to double dip. they were writing warnings and tickets for the same traffic stops. so it looked like they were making twice as many stops. it's documented in this department memo that some officers were padding their activity. officers say they're also being instructed to artificially enhance their response time. >> the department administrators have encouraged officers to say they're on scene when they're not. we're enflating those numbers. >> reporter: so why is this happening? source says the top brass is worried about budget cuts. >> they expect an audit. we don't have enough things on paper, they're going to cut our staffing. >> hang on one second there,

chief burns. >> reporter: police chief dennis burns has known about his officers' concerns for a year and a half. for weeks he has declined our request for an interview. so we caught up with him after a recent lunch. we talked to officers in your department that say currently the concerns are just as bad, if not worse than they were two years ago. so we've heard you say they're outdated. what have you done to address the concerns have. you made changes? >> sure. >> such as? >> a variety of things, can you speak to those specifically? >> not right now. >> reporter: the officers say they feel pressured to write tirkts and they call it an unofficial quota. how do you respond to that? >> that's not the case. >> reporter: why won't anyone from your office sit down and speak to some of these public accountability issues. >> because i don't think they're legitimate. >> reporter: so how did he feel about the officers' concerns? we asked mayor nancy shepherd and showed her 82% of the officers in the survey said they're more afraid of getting in trouble with administrators than being injured or killed in the line of duty. she referred us to city manager

jim keen. he ignored our calls and e-mails. >> that's bad. that's bad. i'll tell dennis that myself. >> reporter: former public defender and community activist aaron a james says he has worked with chief burns to resolve issues in the past. he says the police and the public deserve answer. >> whether he is my friend or not, a friend a friend the truth. dennis, why aren't you responding to the press? why are now not answering our questions? what you have to hide? >> reporter: they're the first to respond to the call for help. but now these officers say they need the public's help. >> they should demand higher standards. and i think they should be very concerned with the quota system. >> will you sit down was at some point? >> no thanks. >> reporter: in an e-mail, the police spokesman said, quote, no department members have informed our administration of any concerns that impact the safety of our personnel or the public, end quote. meanwhile, we have an open ended request to speak with chief

dennis burns and city manager jim keen. we with have posted our entire interview with the chief on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on investigation. jess, raj? >> thank you, vicky. weep us posted. if you have a tip for anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send an e-mail directly to the unit@nbcbayarea.com. let's check with jeff ranieri. you're checking on a storm. >> it's unusually close here for august. and it does have some rainfall associated with it. also some wind and plenty of cloud cover. you probably notice that cloud but all forecast models continue to track this storm system away from the bay area swreech. we'll have more on what that will bring you coming up. we take a look outside right now. you see very uniform temperatures. the south bay right now at 63. also 63 across the peninsula. fog in at san francisco. and some of the coldest weather right now in the north bay. let's take you to tomorrow

morning's forecast. i do think some of the best weatñer, no doubt is going to be right on down to the south bay, starting off with partly cloudy skies and 59. but another morning with cloud cover here for the east bay, san francisco, and also for the nop! bay. and beginning in the 50s. so let's take you into the forecast here as we head throughout our wednesday. and what you're going to see again is that storm system we've been tracking just offshore. it's not going to be moving in again across the bay area. what we're going to find is that storm is going to be lifting off to the north, taking any kind of rainfall chances with it. but back behind that as we head throughout 7:00 and also 8:00, we'll find cloud cover at the immediate coastline. also for marin, napa and sonoma counties. and a little cloud cover back for the east bay. as we head throughout the day tomorrow, we get the sunny skies back from santa rosa all the way down towards san jose. looks like a pretty awesome forecast coming our way. you'll be able to see here in san jose, temperatures right about near average.

that forecast high. across the peninsula, we have 81 comfortable conditions in palo alto. and back toward pacifica, it's going to be cool there and 60s. also cool in san francisco with 60s as well. and it is back to school time. if you're in the south san francisco unified school district, you're going to need the jacket tomorrow. 60s by 10:00 a.m. and we're holding on to the 60s right as we head throughout 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. we'll get the sunshine breeze kicks up, it's going to feel colder. the north bay, the east bay and tri-valley. you'll notice napa, a beautiful day and 48 degrees for. tri-valley, we'll stay out of the 90s for tomorrow. 87 expected in livermore. and how about that, 86 degrees in danville. as you get a preview, both saturday and sunday looks incredible. start making your plans now. and you're going to be able to see here for the south bay and also for the peninsula, temperatures staying in the 80s for both days. possibly a little bit warmer in san francisco by sunday. and low 70s and we'll kick up to the 90 there's across the

tri-valley. raj and jess, looks like an a plus. >> it does. thank you, jeff. still ahead, a look at the new robot that is helping out at a local hotel. we also have jimmy on ice, stepping up to that challenge. >> hey, raj and jessica and everyone in the bay area, we just did the ice bucket challenge. tonight we got mickey rourke, rob riggle, kings of leon, and we're on next.

the future as arrived. a silicon valley startup has designed a robot butler, and it's ready to serve. the butler is part of a pilot program being launched next week at a hotel in cupertino. aloft's general manager says the robot will replace -- excuse me, will not replace his current employees, but rather assist them by making deliveries to hotel guests directly to their room. that gives the staff some more time to focus on other guests' needs. the robot was created by sunnyvale based savvy oak. now if the pilot program goes

well, the company will start to roll out butlers to hotels all across the country. the ride sharing rivalry is getting heated tonight. uber and lift are accusing each other of dirty tricks. the bay area company says thousands of rides have been booked and canceled, and they're blaming each other for the wasted rides. launching in new york city last month, so far uber winning over investors, though, now. it is now valued at $17 billon. okay. an extra inning thriller at at&t park tonight, and the raiders and the cowboys in a little bit of a fight. we'll show it to you next.

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good evening. geraud moncure here in the comcast sportsnet studios. first the five straight at home future the giants and the gmen searching for anything to rally behind. a victory and the white sox would be a great jumping off point. after not scoring against the lefty, the g-men find some fight. bottom ninth, man on third. down a run, two outs. brandon crawford hit to right. matt duffy scores, and we are tied at two. in the tenth, gordon beckham matches him. finding the hole. white sox win 3-2 in extras.

all right. a's and royals. gym two of th series in kc. top of five, oakland in criminal five. pair of boards for steven voight. singles to left center, chasing home john jaso. that will do it for guthrie who takes his feelings out on the water cooler. donaldson capping off a four rbi night, crushing his second home run of the gym. the a's blow out the royals, 11-3. finally raiders and cowboys scrimmaging in oxnard. morris claiborne tackles mychal rivera and walks over him. greg little doesn't like it. huge brawl. punches and tackles right in front of southern california raiders fans who want any piece of any cowboy they can get their hands on. all right. teams are scheduled to practice and scrimmage again tomorrow. stay tuned. more news coming up after the break.

okay. it's back to school for thousands of bay area students this week. and our morning show team will have complete coverage tomorrow morning of back to school. >> okay, but this morning they shared some of their own high school photos. this could get dangerous. >> oh my goodness. >> that's our star reporter in the mornings. oh, she looks the same because she just graduated last year. stephanie trong. teasing! >> our 11:00 a.m. angkor looks the same. >> rob mayeda, woo! looks like he was in dirty

dancing. >> look likes a hollywood studio shot right there. >> and one of our other morning anchors, scott mcgrew. the hair is fabulous. >> and laura garcia-cannon. she looks identical. she hasn't changed either. >> so cute. if you're on social media, share a picture of your back to school routine. use the #back to school. we're all over facebook and instagram. >> and you're bringing one of yours tomorrow. >> i was going to say whew, glad we skipped that one. >> i can't wait to see your. >> no. no one is going to see mine. glasses, brace, everything was wrong. >> thanks for joining us. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- mickey rourke,